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Incident · Substantial damage
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FAA incident report · Cndair CL6002B16 · Long Beach, CA · May 6, 1999

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Date
May 6, 1999 · 15:30 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N347BA
Reported as
Cndair CL6002B16
Reported engine
GE CF343A1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,500 total1,000 in this make and model186 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Classification as incident in accordance with the FAA order 8020.11, as no intent of flight existed.privacy data omitted See attached sheet for narrative. During a high speed taxi for a maintenance test the aircraft became airborne, the pilot experienced loss of control when the aircraft re-contacted the runway. The pilot reported a thrust reverser deployment problem on a previous landing roll-out. Maintenance personnel requested a high speed taxi to simulate the discrepancy. During taxi procedures the thrust reverser system operated correctly. During the high speed taxi check on runway 30 the thrust reversers were deployed which caused the aircraft nose to pitch up, followed by the aircraft becoming airborne. Thrust reversers went to auto stow when the landing gear left the ground. This action caused the aircraft to suddenly pitch nose down, upon contact with the runway the NLG was sheared off. The right MLG also sheared off as control of aircraft was lost. The aircraft skidded off the runway and came to a halt. Substantial damage to the aircraft and minor injuries were incurred to the pilot and one maintenanc e technician. Mark ayemin, aviation safety insp., lgb FSDO

As the FAA filed it

CLASSIFICATION AS INCIDENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAA ORDER 8020.11, AS NO INTENT OF FLIGHT EXISTED.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SEE ATTACHED SHEET FOR NARRATIVE. DURING A HIGH SPEED TAXI FOR A MAINTENANCE TEST THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RE-CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED A THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYMENT PROBLEM ON A PREVIOUS LANDING ROLL-OUT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REQUESTED A HIGH SPEED TAXI TO SIMULATE THE DISCREPANCY. DURING TAXI PROCEDURES THE THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM OPERATED CORRECTLY. DURING THE HIGH SPEED TAXI CHECK ON RUNWAY 30 THE THRUST REVERSERS WERE DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE TO PITCH UP, FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT BECOMING AIRBORNE. THRUST REVERSERS WENT TO AUTO STOW WHEN THE LANDING GEAR LEFT THE GROUND. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SUDDENLY PITCH NOSE DOWN, UPON CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY THE NLG WAS SHEARED OFF. THE RIGHT MLG ALSO SHEARED OFF AS CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A HALT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES WERE INCURRED TO THE PILOT AND ONE MAINTENANC E TECHNICIAN. MARK AYEMIN, AVIATION SAFETY INSP., LGB FSDO